She might, if you ordered it with the replacement speedo display that shows no numbers over 70 mph--and don't tell her about doing so!
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That’s funny but not necessary as she never rides in my toy cars as I previously mentioned. IE: “You drive them like a race car!”(I don’t…)02TX996Cab wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 8:54 amShe might, if you ordered it with the replacement speedo display that shows no numbers over 70 mph--and don't tell her about doing so!
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32wildbilly wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 6:07 amThanks.
I was thinking about middie vs tail dragger yesterday. I bet the Boxta'/Cayman would be awesome at AutoX. Not only engine position but they are smaller lighter vehicles.
Hhhmmm...wonder if the wife would go for it?
Agree with Jay - the Boxsters/Caymans just pick their way effortlessly through our autocrosses compared to the 911s.
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1987 928S4, Guards Red
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2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver
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Yesterday was the August AutoX for the local club. Weather was perfect. Track was fast with no painful obstacles. I must have been tired or simply "driving my hood" on the first two runs as I DNF'd on both runs. Can't be that I was unfamiliar with the course as I helped the designer build it and walked it before the driving started. I have never DNF'd...ever. I simply missed where I was supposed to go and blamed a 73 yo brain. Anyway after those two brain farts and a DNF like the old saying "is like kissing your sister" things got better. The P-car was, once again, flawless(unlike the driver). Again slaloms are like a non-event...lots of throttle and just make small steering adjustments. So much more fun when the car readily goes where you ask it without complaining. No understeer. No tire rollover(so next month I might drop front tire pressure a couple of pounds). Again at the end of the day I realized the car has more to offer than what I was asking.
Was so busy dismantling the course I forgot to take a pic of the time sheet(did I mention 73 yo brain) but I know my times were respectable.
Like another old guy said as we were walking to our cars to leave "AutoX is the second best thing you can do in a car". I added "legally" to which he agreed.
If you haven't tried it...do. It is safe and FUN!
Was so busy dismantling the course I forgot to take a pic of the time sheet(did I mention 73 yo brain) but I know my times were respectable.
Like another old guy said as we were walking to our cars to leave "AutoX is the second best thing you can do in a car". I added "legally" to which he agreed.
If you haven't tried it...do. It is safe and FUN!
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AX is starting up again in a couple weeks here after 3 years, while we tried to find a new venue. I'll be in charge of tech inspections.
Will be instructing all newbies to always bring two spare iPhones.
Will be instructing all newbies to always bring two spare iPhones.
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Re: AutoX
Make sure your AX participants have all the proper safety equipment as displayed in your educational video: flame-retardant short-sleeved tee-shirt, mountain biking body armor, and loose in-car fire extinguisher.
This was obviously a meticulously-planned video undertaken by trained and licensed professionals; we can all learn from them!
This was obviously a meticulously-planned video undertaken by trained and licensed professionals; we can all learn from them!
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02TX996Cab wrote: ↑Tue Aug 29, 2023 5:17 am Make sure your AX participants have all the proper safety equipment as displayed in your educational video: flame-retardant short-sleeved tee-shirt, mountain biking body armor, and loose in-car fire extinguisher.
This was obviously a meticulously-planned video undertaken by trained and licensed professionals; we can all learn from them!
I've got an old 4 and 5s in a drawer upstairs. I might try that for next months AutoX...NOT.
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Chula Vista. Smaller than our old venue, but a pretty good site for AX. We were lucky when we had the old place... 128 acres of pavement.
Chula Vista. Smaller than our old venue, but a pretty good site for AX. We were lucky when we had the old place... 128 acres of pavement.
Mike
'68 Ford Custom 500; '70 Plymouth Cuda; '71 Ford Econoline; 73 Porsche 914 1.7, '74 Porsche 914 1.8; '74 Suzuki TC185; '86 Suzuki GS450L; '88 Subaru GL104WD Turbo Ltd Edn;; '88 Subaru XT; '91 Lexus ES250; '93 Jeep Wrangler, '99 Porsche Boxster, '03 Turbo VW Beetle; '03 Porsche Boxster; '03 Porsche Carrera C2; '07 Porsche Cayman, '11 BMW 328i, '12 Porsche 991 S, '14 Porsche Cayman, & a mishmash of other vehicles.
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I am assuming it is the Premier Parking lot? Surface looks good. Too bad they put curbs across the lot coming in from Entertainment Circle. That would have given you a much larger area. That is, of course, if you don't use the curbs as an obstacle to gain access to the south end!
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